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Originally Posted by Charlie Pridham[_2_]
If you know the actual species (Golden Bamboo is a bit vague as several
different Bamboos get called this!) someone may be able to give you some
idea about how likely it is to do it again, for example some species such
as Psudosasa japonica, the common evergreen one you see all over the
place down here showed damage for the first time ever this year, not
because it was very cold but the timing of the cold coming straight after
a very mild October November during which they had continued to grow,
while right next to them in my garden are some Phyllostachys vivax which
is completely un marked I certainly will not concider protecting the
Psudosasa as it is unlikely to happen again and I know it will recover if
it does
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"Golden Bamboo" is most likely to imply Phyllostachys aurea. In which case it is hardy to about -25C, and you are unlikely to have been quite that cold. Any late shoots that didn't ripen properly are likely damaged. In fact it is a good idea to cut any late shoots when they appear, since they just drain energy from the plant and rarely ripen sufficiently to survive the winter. The main issue with bamboo and heavy snow is actually mechanical damage, the weight of the snow breaking things. Your bamboo is likely to come back and be fine. Losing leaves is nothing unusual either.